Press Release
Meladine™ Receives FDA Marketing Clearance as an Accessory to Hair Removal Lasers to Treat Non-pigmented Hair
Chesapeake, VA—February 14, 2003—Creative Technologies, Inc. announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted marketing clearance to Meladine™ as an Accessory to Surgical Laser Instruments used for Hair Removal. Meladine is a proprietary product that effectively enhances the effects of hair removal lasers in treating white, gray and blonde hair.
Meladine is a uniquely formulated melanin enhancer that supplements the natural melanin in hair. A patented melanin, liposome delivery system helps to ensure that the pigment is able to penetrate deep into the hair follicle providing melanin to the bulb and the bulge. The melanin deposit provides a temporary melanin-rich target in the follicle to aid the effects of the laser.
In addition to FDA clearance, several recent advances have solidified Meladine’s position as an effective method for treating non-pigmented hair. At the annual meeting of the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery in November, Dr. Tina Alster and Dr. Elizabeth Tanzi of the Washington Institute of Dermatologic Laser Surgery released preliminary results from an on-going clinical trial on Meladine. Early results revealed that 1 month after the third laser treatment, 49-54% vellus hair reduction was noted in each patient studied. These results have triggered wide spread publicity of Meladine in several highly acclaimed publications such as Dermatology Times, Dermascope, Allure, and the Aesthetic Buyers Guide.
"While products in the past have promised the removal of non-pigmented hair, Meladine has demonstrated lasting results time and again." says CEO of Creative Technologies, Inc., Dennis R. Jones. "There isn’t a laser hair removal facility in the world that doesn’t deal with the frustration of treating white, gray and blonde hair—whether it is a patient you have to turn down because their hair is not the right color or the residual 10% vellus hairs that appear in the patient’s final treatments. We anticipate that FDA clearance will inspire the additional confidence that doctors and laser hair removal facilities need to try Meladine in their practices. Meladine is the safe and effective product that the laser hair removal industry has been waiting for."